General Info
Spatial Patterns
Environmental Issues
Agri Revolutions
Random Agri
100
Family farms have ______ in the US and Agribusiness has _______ in the US.
(Increased or Decreased)
Decreased, Increased
100
Women are more involved in agriculture in (more or less) rural regions.
More
100
The increasing use of chemicals in agriculture most affects what environmental issue?
Water & Air Pollution
100
The Green Revolution has had _____ (more or less) of an effect on more rural and developing nations/regions.
Less
100
The production of crops without the use of synthetic or industrially produced pesticides and fertilizers is what type of agriculture?
Organic Agriculture
200
Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called
Subsistence Agriculture
200
What agricultural activity would be happening in the outer most ring of the Von Thunen Model?
Ranching/Livestock & Grains
200
What is the biggest environmental benefit of an "eat-local movement"?
Less fossil fuel emissions from transportation
200
What method was used to feed world populations prior to the 1st Agricultural Revolution?
Hunting & Gathering
200
The separate locations in which groups of people began to domesticate plants and animals are called what?
Agricultural Hearths
300
What type of survey system is being used here?
Township & Range
300
Name one agricultural product was first domesticated in Central America.
Corn (Maize)
Potatoes
Peppers
Squash
300
List one negative environmental impact of large scale feed lots for raising cattle.
Runoff from animal waste into water supplies
Methane Production
Water Consumption
Transportation Fossil Fuel Emissions
etc
300
What led to the 2nd Agricultural Revolution?
Mechanization, New Inventions, Industrialization
300
List one assumption of the Von Thunen Model.
All land is arable
Flat land/no landforms
One centrally located market
Farmers transport their own goods
400
The Long Lot Survey system uses what landmark/natural feature as a guiding line for land distribution?
River or Major Road
400
What are the top 2 rice producing countries in the world?
China & India
400
The transformation of land with lots of tree coverage to a clearing, generally used for pasture land or urban use, is called what?
Deforestation
400
Increasing plants’ drought resistance and resistance to pests is a benefit of using what?
GMOs
400
Agriculture that uses smaller amounts of labor & more land but produces less is referred to as _____ agriculture.
Extensive
500
A form of agriculture, used especially in tropical Africa, in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored.
Shifting Cultivation
500
The spread of both domesticated plants and animals across the globe through European exploration and colonialism was what type of diffusion?
Relocation Diffusion
500
What is an underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials called?
(These are being depleted by overuse of farmlands)
Aquifer
500
The production of cash crops, such as tobacco, marijuana, and sugar, are part of which Agricultural Revolution?
2nd Agricultural Revolution
500
Agribusinesses are able to keep prices low because of their access to?
Economies of Scale